English Verb Phrases Flashcards
Take off
(remove)
He takes off his shoes
(leave / depart)
He took off (from the house)
We are about to take off / the airplane has taken off
Take up
(take/use/occupar)
She took up all the room in the backseat of the car *with her luggage
(start doing something)
She decided to take up singing as a new hobby
Take after
(be similar to a parent)
he takes after his father with the sense of humor
he will take that class after the other one.
he will take it after.
Take in
(absorb experience)
At the top of the mountain, he took in the scenery
“I’m just taking it all in”
He took in the moment (when they won/lost the game)
(absorb information)
It was difficult to take in all the information from the lecture.
Get up
Get up from bed/couch/lying down
I have to get up early tomorrow for work
GET UP!
Get by
survive / deal with something
“even with a small salary, they manage to get by”
move past someone or something
“I need to get by you”
Get along
have a good relationship with
“They get along well with their new neighbors.”
llevarse bien
Get over
recover from
It took her a week to get over the flu.
Make up
Invent or lie
“He had to make up a story to explain why he was late.”
to improvise, not have a plan (more rare)
“I make/made it up as I went”
Make out
See or hear clearly
“I could barely make out the name on the sign in the photo”
to kiss strongly
“they were making out on the couch”
Make off
Steal or Take - implies motion
“the theif made off with the money before anyone noticed”
Make do
Manage with limited resources
like “get by with”
“We’ll have to make do with the supplies we have.”
“We’ll have to get by with with the supplies we have.”
Come up
To imagine/invent
“He came up with a new idea”
To be mentioned or arise
“Your name will come up during the meeting”
“Your name came up during the meeting”
**to happen in the near future **
“the next topic is coming up soon”
Come across
Find / Find without looking
“He came across an old newspaper article mentioning his grandfather”
Come around
Change your mind (slowly)
“he came around to selling the car”